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[Merged] Voodoo Envy, New Ultrathin Notebook

I really don't like the MBA, but this has the same glossy screen at the same poor resolution, and on top of that the entire exterior is glossy :(

Even though that most specs are the exact same, it does have some real stuff over the supersized PDA called the MacBook Air:

*LED-backlit keyboard

*Two (2!) kensington slots

*expresscard slot (!)

*1 USB/e-Sata on top of a normal USB-port

Four pretty nice additions to the crippled MBA, making this a much more useful piece of machinery.

I still wouldn't buy it though. I really, really dislike glossy.

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mobilehaathi said:
The downloadable tech specs on the site indicated that it was. So I guess that's the one thing it has on the MBA.
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I forgot that one. The standard practice of actually being able to remove the battery. Afaik, only the mba doesn't do that, so I guess I just took it for granted from anyone else but Apple.
 
I do hate that they put a glossy screen on the macbook air. I have a matte mbp, and a glossy mb. and i HATE the screen on the macbook. Of course the MBP has a led screen, the macbook screen is just ******. not bright enough for me.
 
mkrishnan said:
It seems fairly nice, but it's ridiculously heavy for an ultraportable notebook....
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Well, it does have more slots and ports than the MBA, and the MBA isn't an ultraportable either. Hell, the MBA has less useful slots and ports than any decent pda.
 
Voodoo PC = Overpriced POS. Seriously.

Even before they were HP owned they were overpriced and underspeced. There were many many better gaming PC options out there that gave you a lot more for the price. They aren't a problematic computer but they are not even close to being worth what they charge.

Also I'm not sure where everyone seems to think HP is making good computers at the moment because they are not. 2 and 3 years ago they were unstoppable in the quality and reliability department but right now with the new ones all I see is harddrive, wifi (card goes bad), and cd rom problems. Not to mention they seem to run vista slower then most of the other vista computers we have. I dont want to sound like I'm hp bashing but their latest models just do not impress me.
 
SFStateStudent said:
I expect to pay $400 - $900 for an HP laptop, so that's where I'm at with this overpriced Vista running paperweight...:p
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if voodoo wasn't owned by hp, like they used to be, you'd be paying ~$3000 or so. voodoo are a very exclusive gaming pc manufacturer, just look at the voodoo omen (i don't know why they didn't make a new envy for gaming though).
 
chrono1081 said:
Voodoo PC = Overpriced POS. Seriously.

Even before they were HP owned they were overpriced and underspeced. There were many many better gaming PC options out there that gave you a lot more for the price. They aren't a problematic computer but they are not even close to being worth what they charge.

Also I'm not sure where everyone seems to think HP is making good computers at the moment because they are not. 2 and 3 years ago they were unstoppable in the quality and reliability department but right now with the new ones all I see is harddrive, wifi (card goes bad), and cd rom problems. Not to mention they seem to run vista slower then most of the other vista computers we have. I dont want to sound like I'm hp bashing but their latest models just do not impress me.
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hp don't make the voodoo pc's, they are hand made by the technicians at voodoo (sorry bout the double post)
 
The one thing the Voodoo has that I find really innovative :

the power brick has an ethernet port, allowing you to connect to your home/business network.

How does the data get to the laptop? Wirelessly. Yes, you read correctly.

The power brick doubles as a Wi-Fi access point.

I would've expected something creative like this from Apple, but hey, you gotta give credit where credit is due.
 
MajereXYU said:
The one thing the Voodoo has that I find really innovative :

the power brick has an ethernet port, allowing you to connect to your home/business network.

How does the data get to the laptop? Wirelessly. Yes, you read correctly.

The power brick doubles as a Wi-Fi access point.

I would've expected something creative like this from Apple, but hey, you gotta give credit where credit is due.
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ive also read on Gizmodo (i beileive that was the site) that the power brick is just that, a massive brick
 
tominated said:
hp don't make the voodoo pc's, they are hand made by the technicians at voodoo (sorry bout the double post)
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That was my bad. I was talking two separate computers but after rereading my post I made it sound like one.

Voodoo makes very nice computers, but they are overpriced big time.

HP used to make awesome laptops, about 2 - 3 years ago but somewhere they took a turn and their latest ones are not even close to what they used to be. I own 4 of them and work on many many more and you can see way more problems with the new ones then the old ones.
 
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